CRPF attack: govt employee held for hiding fidayeens

The J&K police on Saturday arrested Pradeep Singh, a daily wager with the public health department, who allegedly provided shelter to the two fidayeens who attacked a CRPF camp on Wednesday. HT reports.

The J&K police on Saturday arrested Pradeep Singh, a daily wager with the public health department, who allegedly provided shelter to the two fidayeens who attacked a CRPF camp on Wednesday.

This is the third arrest in connection with the attack that left five CRPF men dead. Singh, 34, is a father of two and belongs to Kansipora, Baramulla, in North Kashmir. He reportedly provided shelter to the group of fidayeen after they crossed over to Kashmir from Pakistan occupied Kashmir a month ago.

Police sources said Singh, a retired army Havaldar's son, had lodged the militants in a government accommodation near his work place in Tangmarg area in North Kashmir.

The militants had met in Tangmarg on March 11, before coming to Srinagar on March 12.